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PALMER — The Alaska State Fair is entirely smoke-free for the first time this year, becoming perhaps the first fair in the country to take that step. The 12-day event that drew nearly 300,000 attendees in 2015 is now the only fair in the nation to ban s

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is carrying out an intensive crackdown on smoking within 10 m of subway exits from Thursday. The city passed the smoking ban in May with a four-month grace period. It began to take effect as of Thursday. Violators are s

People who smoke within 10 meters of the exits can be fined up to 100,000 won ($90). The city government launched a crackdown on offenders Thursday, with 19 officers patrolling exits from now until Sept. 9, Yonhap news agency reported.

State senators Tuesday approved a bill by State Sen. Marty Block (D-San Diego) that would ban smoking or disposal of tobacco products at a state owned or operated beach or park. The measure, SB 1333, will now head to the governor.

Smokers face tougher new laws in Queensland with bus stops, taxi ranks and outdoor shopping malls now off-limits. New tougher restrictions on where people can light up in Queensland come into effect on Thursday.

recent complaints from residents and business owners prompted Council’s Legislative Committee to mull a more extensive policy at an Aug. 31 meeting. “They object to the depositing of cigarette butts on the street and secondhand smoke at times entering th

Amid concerns over health impacts and wildfires, smoking and using electronic cigarettes would be outlawed at California’s 270 state parks and beaches under a bill sent by state lawmakers to the governor on Tuesday. The measure creates a fine of up to $

At its second meeting for August, the city council heard from members of the city park board that in a recent online poll it conducted, more than 75 percent of the nearly 500 people who responded were against allowing smoking in the park. Ann Nettles, re

A health ministry panel on Wednesday called for a ban on smoking indoors in public spaces, including restaurants. In a report, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry linked passive smoking to a range of deadly diseases, saying designated smoking spaces

The Health Ministry will gazette all national parks nationwide to be smoke-free zones by year-end...currently, 22 areas had been gazetted as smoke-free, including religious places, rest areas on the highways and education places, including universities.